A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention.
They don’t mention it here, but there appears to be a similar broad positive effect from pretty much any vaccination. It seems that firing up the immune system is generally good for you, and the benefits spread to areas seemingly unrelated to the shot itself. This is relatively new info to me. I’ve never done the seasonal flu vaccine, but I’m going to start, for exactly this reason. Well, that and I’ll be there anyway for covid shots …
They don’t mention it here, but there appears to be a similar broad positive effect from pretty much any vaccination. It seems that firing up the immune system is generally good for you, and the benefits spread to areas seemingly unrelated to the shot itself. This is relatively new info to me. I’ve never done the seasonal flu vaccine, but I’m going to start, for exactly this reason. Well, that and I’ll be there anyway for covid shots …